Heart surgery and interventional cardiology for adults
Health Council of the Netherlands: Committee on Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Cardiology
Record ID 31996008316
Dutch, English
Authors' objectives:
On request of the State Secretary of Health, Welfare and Cultural Affairs to inform him about the state of science and its implications for practice, in preparation for a Planning Decree under section 18 of the Hospital Provision Act for tertiary referral centers.
Authors' results and conclusions:
Description of coronary artery diseases; Technical development, indications, risks, complications, guidelines of Coronary Artery By-pass Grafting, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty and Valvoplasty; Number of procedures until the year 2000 and factors responsible for increase; Requirements for providing quality of care
Authors' recommendations:
Number of procedures (The Netherlands, 15.5 million inhabitants): At least 13,500 open heart operations and 11,900 angioplasties by the year 2000. Requirements:The application of section 18 of the Hospital Provision Act should be continued. Each hospital should perform a minimum of 750 heart operations a year by having five cardiac surgeons, each of whom carries out at least 150 interventions a year. Each hospital should perform a minimum of 500 interventions a year by having five interventional cardiologists, each of whom carries out at least 100 interventions a year. A center cannot perform interventional cardiology without heart surgery and vice versa. Each center must participate in a uniform registration system.
Other output or dissemination activity: Update report: expected in 2000; Acceptance of recommendations: The report has been accepted by the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport to serve as the basis of a new Planning Decree under section 18 of the Hospital Provision Act for tertiary referral centers. Changes to practice:The ambition of some hospitals to offer PTCA without facilities for open heart surgery, will not be realised.
Authors' methods:
Review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.gr.nl/
Year Published:
1995
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Netherlands
MeSH Terms
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Heart Defects, Congenital
- Thoracic Surgery
Contact
Organisation Name:
Health Council of the Netherlands Gezondheidsraad
Contact Address:
Postbus 16052, 2500 BB Den Haag, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 70 340 7520;Fax: +31 70 340 7523
Contact Name:
info@gr.nl
Contact Email:
info@gr.nl
Copyright:
Health Council of the Netherlands Gezondheidsraad
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